Prem Geet 3 (Nepali: प्रेम गीत ३) is a 2022 Nepali language film, also dubbed & released in Hindi over Nepal & India, directed by Chhetan Gurung and Santosh Sen under the banner of Aasusen Films Production (Nepal), Reltic Pictures (India) and Sparkling Studio (India). It is the first Indo-Nepali film; the first film to be released in both Nepali and Hindi simultaneously. It was expected to be released in 80 to 90 countries and in 500 to 1,000 cinema halls in India. Sen made his directorial debut through this film.The film was released on September 23, 2022. The majority of the filming took place in upper Manang with the remaining taking place on sets built in Kritipur. The film features Pradeep Khadka, Kristina Gurung, Shiva Shrestha, and Sunil Thapa in lead role. Gurung made her debut through this film; she was selected after outperforming the other 27,013 participants at the audition.
Earlier films in the franchise, Prem Geet and Prem Geet 2 were huge commercial success. Prem Geet 3 claims to have sold its distribution rights in India for ₹4 crore. The film was renamed Vishwajitam for Hindi version, but it was later changed back to Prem Geet 3. The film is also set to be released in China in Chinese language.
Prem Geet 3 is made on a budget of NRs. 4 crore, making it one of the most expensive Nepali film; the film was initially scheduled to release on April 10, 2020, and then rescheduled to February 25, 2021. However, both releases were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic's aftermath shutting many cinemas in the country.
Prem Geet 3 broke several box-office records and grossed over रू 39 crore globally and became the all-time highest grossing Nepali film worldwide in the history of Nepalese cinema surpassing recently released Kabaddi 4:
Premise
It is a historical action film with a plot set on a two hundred year old love story.[7][9]
Cast
- Pradeep Khadka as Prem
- Anubhav Regmi as young Prem
- Kristina Gurung as Geet
- Yogisha Khatri as young Geet
- Shiva Shrestha
- Sunil Thapa
- Santosh Sen
- Maotse Gurung
- Manish Raut
- Puskar Karki
- Prem Puri
- Yogisha Khatri
- Sambridhi Shahi Thakuri
- Krijan Gautam
- Jivan Baral
- Jiban Bhattarai
- Laxmi Bardewa
- Sujal Basnet
- Raj Thapa
Production
- Chhetan Gurung - director, writer
- Santosh Sen - director, producer
- Mandip Gautam - writer
- Banish Shah - editor
- Bhupendra Adhikari - editor
- Kalyan Singh - music composer
- Alish Karki - music composer
Reception
As of September 25, 2022, Prem Geet 3 is rated 8.7/10 in IMDb, a movies review aggregator website, and 97% of Google Users who have watched the movie liked it. These statistics are subject to change in the near future. Likewise, the Times of India rated it 4.8 out of 5.